The 2019 Ledwidge Lookoff Rally took place this past weekend with 8 teams competing over two days in Dartmouth and Noel Nova Scotia.
Final results are available on RallyScoring.com with the overall top honors going to:
1st: Nick Matthew / Kelly Matthew – Open 4WD
2nd: Ben Hartling / Tim Dine – Open 4WD
3rd: Cal Vandaalen / Meg Grandmaison – Production 4WD
Check out some photography by Kevin Doubleday from Saturday Night’s first four stages at the Conrad Brother’s Quarry in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia!
The next Performance Rally event in the region is the Trout Lake Rally on October 5th and 6th! See you there! Rally rally rally!
Aug 15 2019
2019 Ledwidge Lookoff Rally Results and photos!
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Jul 13 2019
2019 Ledwidge Lookoff Rally Supp Regs Now Available!
Supplemental regulations for next month’s Ledwidge Lookoff Rally are now available on the official website! Volunteers are always needed and this year will feature multiple spectator locations both on August 10th in Dartmouth and August 11th in Noel! Come get close to real rally action!
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Jul 12 2019
10 years of stage rally reborn in Atlantic Canada!
Holy crap, this one almost slipped past me. Mostly because I have the wrong date recorded on the Rally East webpage and I thought I’d missed it. Bad archivist!
Ten years ago we kick-started the life back into performance rally in Atlantic Canada. Up until that point there hadn’t been a stage run on our side of the country since 1992 and it was a pretty daunting task. Steve Quigley and Dana Nauss still had their car and had been travelling occasionally to Baie, NEFR and other events and Ian, Daphne and I had previously purchased a former nationally run Audi rally car that we had spent several years working the old-rally-car kinks out of in several seasons of rally cross and many cold evenings in my driveway in Bedford.
Ron McKenzie and the Bluenose Autosport Club had the vision to organize events where there were absolutely none and did immense amounts of leg work arranging roads and figuring out all the ins and outs of organizing a rally event and 10 years ago today two cars (Driven collectively 5 times) started the roads of Renfrew for the first rally event seen in our area in 17 years. Lots of lessons were learned that day. For us the big one was ‘Puckboard is NOT a sufficient skidplate for a rally stage’. RIP Aluminium Audi Oil pan. Thankfully we had a spare and there was no other damage and the Audi still continues to run our stages to this day in the hands of Jim Theriault.
These were humble beginnings and we’re still growing, but in the last 10 years I think we’ve all had some amazing times on both sides of the stages and I think we all owe everyone involved a round of applause. Rally takes an immense amount of effort and love and I for one am forever grateful to those who love the sport as much as I do for their time, dedication and passion.
Here’s to another decade of great stages, great friends and great community!
Rally rally rally!
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Jan 25 2019
January 25th, 2019 RallyCross CANCELLED
Unfortunately due to the unexpected warm weather the RallyCross scheduled for this Sunday at Atlantic Motorsport Park has been CANCELLED. The lot just won’t hold up to the abuse unless its well frozen. See everyone at the next event on February 10th!
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Nov 28 2018
I know, I know, not many updates
Seems like most of my updates lately are about my lack of updates, remember that there’s a very active RallyEast social community on Facebook where we talk rally and current rally events both local and international. Head on over and have a look if you’re not part of the group already!
In the meantime the Rally East events calendar has been updated with the dates for the 2018-2019 Bluenose Autosport Club‘s RallyCross series which got underway this past Sunday. All events are currently scheduled to take place in the Conrad Bros’ Quarry in Dartmouth this year but we hope to explore new lots or use the Atlantic Motorsport Park Back 40 as much possible this season. RallyCross is the cheapest form of high performance driving you can do! Find a cheap (but safe!) car, throw on the cheapest tires you can find and come get sideways!
The calendar has also been updated with the provisional dates for the 2019 BAC Rally series which will take place over 3 Performance Rally events.
- June 15th: Rally Sprint
- August 10-11th: Ledwidge Lookoff Rally
- October 5-6th: Trout Lake Rally
The 2019 BAC Rally Championship will be bigger and better this year with new roads and bigger events. Whether you’re looking to volunteer, spectate or compete there’s a place for all rally fans! Check it out!
Rally rally rally!
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Sep 18 2018
Come out and see the 2018 Trout Lake Rally Cars and Teams!
Join the Bluenose AutoSport Club on Saturday, October 13th as they host the 2018 Trout Lake Rally Car & Truck Show and community BBQ at the West Dalhousie Community Hall (657 Morse Rd, Bridgetown, Nova Scotia B0S 1C0). All proceeds of the BBQ go to support the West Dalhousie Community Hall.
Meet local performance rally teams and check out their fully equipped rally cars. ALSO, check out the Backcountry 4X4 club as they show off some of their rigs used to sweep the rally course. This family-friendly event is suitable for all ages. Come on out, support your local community, and meet some local talent.
Here is the schedule of events:
11:00 am: Competitor Registration
12:00 pm: Rally Car & Truck Show and Community BBQ
02:30 pm: Ceremonial start
Competitors: supplementary rules will be posted shortly, please refer to these for competitor-specific information.
Questions? Please contact the organizers at troutlakerally@gmail.com
Keep an eye on the Facebook Event for up to date details!
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Jul 22 2018
The 2018 Ledwidge Lookoff Rally is coming up soon!
Are you ready for rally action? The 2018 Ledwidge Lookoff Rally takes place this August 11th and 12th! Come by Conrad Brother’s Quarry in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on August 11th to meet all the rally teams and view the first stages of the rally from a prime elevated viewing location where you can see almost the entire competition from one location! For details check out the Ledwidge Lookoff Website and the Spectator Stages Facebook Event! See you there!
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Apr 17 2018
I’ve been slack!
Sorry, sorry. I’ve been slack in updating the website but there’s been lots on the go! Remember that there’s daily traffic on the RallyEast Facebook Group to keep up to date with fellow rally enthusiasts in the Maritimes and all over North America. In the meantime, here’s some quick tidbits!
RallyCross
The 2017-2018 Bluenose Autosport Club RallyCross Championship ended up with a fight to the very finish for overall with every single run at the final event counting. After the dust settled the overall top 3 ended up as 1st: Devon Thorpe, 2nd: Michael Reese, 3rd: Alex Reid. Full Overall and Class results can be found on the Bluenose Autosport RallyCross page here. It was a great season and we look forward to more battles in the 2018-2019 championship returning in November!
Navigational Rally
The second Navigational Rally of the year is coming up on May 20th, 2018 with the 2018 Bluenose Rally starting and ending in Windsor, Nova Scotia. Navigational rally is a great motorsport for everyone. All you need is a street legal car of any kind, a team (Driver/Co-Driver), a digital watch, clip board and a pencil! Novice classes will be provided for first timers before the event if you need some starting tips. For details about the event see the Facebook Event Page.
Performance Rally
Preparation is underway for the 2018 BAC Performance Rally series with Events in July, August and October. The 2018 Ledwidge Lookoff Rally will take place August 11th and 12th and be bigger and better than ever with brand new local cars and hopefully new challengers from away! You won’t want to miss it!
Others
Race the Base Halifax 2018 will be taking place on June 2nd featuring a Show and Shine, Drag Race and other competitions. Stop on by to see tons of mild and wild Street, Race and Rally cars! We’ll be out flying the Rally East colors, be sure to say Hi!
Lots on the go and I’ll be sure to keep you updated in all the Rally goings on in the Maritimes. See you in the dirt! Rally rally rally!
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Jan 31 2018
What’s going on so far in 2018? Lots of sideways, of course!
Canadian Rally Championship
The first event of the 2018 Canadian Rally Championship calendar kicks off this weekend on the snowy and icy roads of Maniwaki, Quebec for the 53rd running of the Rallye Perce-Neige Maniwaki! Local competitors Maxime Méconse and Cindy McCarron are on their way to La Belle Province with their newly wrapped Subaru WRX to challenge Max’s home roads. Other Rally East regulars Chris Greenhouse and Vincent Trudel will also be present among the 34 total entries at the time of this posting. Good luck, all!
For all the event details check out the Rallye Perce-Neige Makiwaki Website and keep track of the cars in real time using the event tracking at live.cdnrally.com!
Check out this quick re-cap of the 2017 Canadian Rally Championship released by CARSTv
RallyCross
The Bluenose Autosport Club‘s 2017-2018 RallyCross Championship also continues this weekend, with 4 events down and 4 more to go! The new location at Conrad Bros Ltd’s Quarry has proven to be great for surface variety with soft loose gravel, frozen lakes, hard frozen high traction surfaces and icy snow, sometimes all on the same stage! Come on out to test your skills and your hardware! Check the Event Calendar for more info!
Check out this teaser video by Midnite Media who were on hand at Event #4 to shoot the action! Amazing work and we can’t wait to see more from these talented filmmakers.
Navigational Rally
After over a year of anticipation and cancellation due to road conditions the BAC Musquodobit Midwinter Navigational Rally! 13 teams ran the event through Enfield and the surrounding back roads of Nova Scotia and by all accounts it was a fun and challenging event. Full results will be available soon on the Bluenose Autosport Club‘s website. Check here and on the Events Calendar for future Navigational Rally events!
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